Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural was 41.08 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
41.08
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
29th
of 76 countries
All-time high
46.72
in 2008
All-time low
41.08
in 2016
Years of data
25
1989–2016

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, 1989–2016

010203040501989200220161989: 45.71990: 46.11991: 44.41992: 46.11993: 46.31994: 46.61995: 461996: 46.51997: 45.81998: 45.71999: 45.92000: 45.22001: 44.72002: 44.72003: 45.32004: 45.22005: 452006: 45.32007: 45.82008: 46.72009: 45.22010: 44.52012: 442015: 42.72016: 41.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 41.08 for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 46.72 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 41.08, in 2016.

Costa Rica ranks 29th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1989 45.71 —
1990 46.1 +0.9%
1991 44.37 -3.8%
1992 46.12 +4.0%
1993 46.27 +0.3%
1994 46.61 +0.7%
1995 46 -1.3%
1996 46.5 +1.1%
1997 45.82 -1.4%
1998 45.7 -0.3%
1999 45.95 +0.5%
2000 45.18 -1.7%
2001 44.66 -1.1%
2002 44.73 +0.2%
2003 45.33 +1.3%
2004 45.21 -0.3%
2005 44.96 -0.5%
2006 45.32 +0.8%
2007 45.85 +1.2%
2008 46.72 +1.9%
2009 45.22 -3.2%
2010 44.51 -1.6%
2012 44.01 -1.1%
2015 42.65 -3.1%
2016 41.08 -3.7%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 41.08 is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.6, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 41.08 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.31, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 45.71 45.71 45.71 1
1990s 45.94 44.37 46.61 10
2000s 45.32 44.66 46.72 10
2010s 43.07 41.08 44.51 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 26 South Korea 41.43 compare
  2. 27 Colombia 41.14 compare
  3. 28 Mexico 41.11 compare
  4. 30 Nepal 41.08 compare
  5. 31 Uruguay 40.9 compare
  6. 32 El Salvador 40.86 compare

See the full ranking of 76 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica was 41.08 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 46.72 in 2008.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 41.08 in 2016.
How does Costa Rica rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
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